The investment strategy for the Madrona Venture Group is described by the maxim “day one for the long run.” This has been the firm’s guiding principle in its funding for artificial intelligence startups and it has shaped its view of intelligent applications as well. “At Madrona, we’ve been investing in AI startups in one way, ...

For the big-data firm Alteryx Inc., the past year has been all about capitalizing on the artificial intelligence wave. When OpenAI’s ChatGPT burst onto the scene in December 2022, some tech leaders expressed a belief that the future of generative AI would swiftly evolve to specific use cases that leveraged proprietary data in vertical industries. ...

Databricks Inc. has emerged as platform tailored for the integration of data-driven artificial intelligence within a unified stack. The 11-year-old company has built its reputation by redefining the separation of storage from compute, a process that has positioned it to become a valuable resource for enterprises seeking to leverage generative AI. In Databricks’ version of ...

The cloud-native community believes that the Kubernetes software container orchestration tool is ideally positioned to be the engine room for artificial intelligence. Kubernetes’ ability to deploy large-scale enterprise applications has created an opportunity for it to also become the standard for deploying AI models in the enterprise. Some industry observers believe this will be a ...

When Docker Inc. introduced its new Docker Build Cloud service in January, the company made it clear that the offering would allow developers to save significant time in turning raw code files into a functioning application. This acceleration of the build process by offloading computations from a developer’s machine to the cloud is already seeing ...

Key leaders in the Cloud Native Computing Foundation or CNCF community picked up where they left off at last year’s KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe by focusing on the role of Kubernetes in artificial intelligence during keynote presentations today in Paris. “Every segment was about AI and machine learning,” said Dustin Kirkland (pictured, left), analyst for ...

In 2024, Google Cloud is poised to amplify its presence in the hyperscaler market, becoming an even more formidable competitor. There has been recent news signaling Google Cloud’s progress. Parent company Alphabet Inc. announced earnings in late January that showcased its cloud operation as a bright spot, with revenue growing 26% in the last quarter. ...

MWC, the telco industry’s annual February gathering in Barcelona, has evolved into an event where the technology world’s leading trends are on full display. From the adoption of artificial intelligence throughout the infrastructure all the way to the edge, to the integration of cloud platforms and innovative data management solutions, the telco community is entering ...

Two of the major topics of discussion at MWC Barcelona this week have been around artificial intelligence and application programming interfaces or APIs. For an executive from IBM Corp., the conversation around AI can be frustrating in the midst of significant industry-wide interest. “I’m a little bit frustrated, if I’m honest, about some of the ...

MWC, formerly Mobile World Congress, used to be a show about the telco industry. As demonstrated by the presentations and hallway conversations at this week’s gathering in Barcelona, MWC is now about how the major cloud providers and telco companies will work more closely together, a key theme that stood out strongly for one analyst ...